After being injured in an unlucky fall earlier this yr, Ian McKellen — now 85 years previous — is making like Chumbawamba and getting up once more. Talking to the press this week, the beloved actor confirmed that he’s not solely planning on returning to performing, however even hopes to reprise his iconic portrayal of Gandalf for the upcoming Lord of the Rings movie, The Hunt for Gollum.
McKellen voiced his need to proceed performing in a latest dialog with the BBC, saying, “I shall simply preserve at it so long as the legs and the lungs and the thoughts preserve working.” He did, although, reveal that he’ll “take the remainder of the yr off” to proceed recovering from the damaged wrist and chipped vertebrae he suffered after falling off the stage throughout a manufacturing of Participant Kings in London’s West Finish.
As soon as he’s healed, he hopes to ship one other efficiency as Gandalf for Andy Serkis’ upcoming movie, The Hunt for Gollum, telling BBC Breakfast, “I’m not letting anybody else placed on the sharp hat and beard if I will help it.” To that finish, it seems he’s already in talks to pin down the position.
In one other latest interview with The Large Challenge, McKellen stated, “Enthusiasm for The Lord of the Rings reveals no signal of abating… I can’t let you know any greater than that. I’ve simply been informed there are going to be extra movies and Gandalf shall be concerned they usually hope that I’ll be enjoying him.”
Directed by Serkis and produced by Peter Jackson, The Hunt for Gollum was revealed to be in “the early phases of script growth” this previous Might, and is focused for launch in 2026. Additional particulars, although, are scant at the moment, with McKellen telling The Large Challenge, “When? I don’t know. What the script is? It’s not written but. So, they higher be fast.”
In the meantime, McKellen is correct concerning the enduring enthusiasm for The Lord of the Rings. Simply this previous week, the second season of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy premiered on Prime Video.
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